Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory Prediction: Can Melbourne Victory make a record of winning their sixth trophy title again?

Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory: Prediction and odds on the A-League match on May 31, 2025

Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory will kick off against one another in the Australia A-League final Play-Offs matchup at AAMI Park Stadium. Melbourne City will aim to secure a win and set a record for winning the trophy for the 2nd time since 2020/2021. Meanwhile, Melbourne Victory will aim to prevent a defeat but aim to secure a win and add to their record of winning the trophy for the 6th time. Let’s analyse previous results, overall performance, recent forms, and my betting opinion on how to place your bets.

Melbourne City: Forms and Statistics

Melbourne City recorded three ties and two wins during their last five games to secure a place in the final stage. They tied against Western Sydney Wanderers and Adelaide United and Western United in their last matchup, while they were victorious against Western United and Sydney FC. During these games, they have scored eleven goals while conceding four. In this match, Melbourne City will aim to secure a win and set a record of winning the trophy for the 2nd time in history.

Melbourne City: Lineup

🔖 Melbourne City’ Predicted XI (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Patrick Beach

Defender players: Aziz Behich, Kai Trewin, German Ferreyra, Nathaniel Atkinson

Midfielder players: Steven Ugarkovic, Alessandro Lopane, Andreas Kuen

Attacking players: Marco Tilio, Yonatan Cohen, Max Caputo

⛔️ Unavailable: Nieuwenhuizen ( Knee Injury), Jayden Necovski (Knee Injury), Jeggo (Achilles Tendon Injury), Leckie (Injured), Andrew Nabbout (Knee Injury), Samuel Souprayen ( CalfInjury) Steven Ugarkovic (Inactive)

👤 Head Coach: Aurelio Vidmar

Melbourne Victory: Forms and Statistics

Melbourne Victory recorded one loss, one tie, and three wins during their last five games and found a place in the final stage. They suffered a defeat against Auckland in a 0-1 in the match closed, while they tied against Newcastle Jets. However, they were victorious against Macarthur FC, Western Sydney Wanderers and Auckland FC in their last matchup. During these games, they have scored seven goals while conceding four. In this match, Melbourne Victory will aim to secure a win and set a record of winning the trophy for the 6th time in history.

Melbourne Victory: Lineup

🔖 Melbourne Victory’s Predicted XI (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Mitchell Langerak

Defender players: Joshua Rawlins, Roderick, Lachlan Jackson, Kasey Bos

Midfielder players: Jordi Valadon, Zinedine Machach, Alexandar Badolato,

Attacking players: Daniel Arzani, Nishan Velupillay, Nikos Vergos

⛔️ Unavailable: Mitchell Langerak (Injury), Alexander Badolato (Loan agreement)

👤 Head Coach: Arthur Diles

Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory: Head-to-head statistics

Melbourne City failed to secure a win during their last five games, while Melbourne Victory won three games, and both teams tied in two games. Meanwhile, both teams scoring against one were recorded throughout their games, and scoring more than two goals were recorded in four games.

Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory: Betting tips & Odds

• In their last five games between Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory have had more than nine corner kicks. This option is provided on the Bet365 bookmaker website for odds of 1.66
• In their last five games between Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory have had BTTS at halftime. This option is provided on the Betway bookmaker website for odds of 1.65
• In four of their last five games between Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory have had Over 2.5 goals This option is provided on the 1XBet bookmaker website for odds of 1.82
• In four of their last five games that Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory participated have had more than 1.5 goals from Melbourne Victory. This option is provided on the 1XBet bookmaker website for odds of 2.55
• In three of their last two games between Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory have had Over 1.5 goals at halftime. This option is provided on the Betway bookmaker website for odds of 2.51

Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory match prediction 31 May 2025

I expect a tough contesting matchup between Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory in front of the net in this match since the home team will aim to secure a win to claim their 2nd trophy title. Meanwhile, the visiting team will aim to secure a win and make their record of winning this trophy to six titles. Therefore, I expect both teams to perform in front of the net, while I expect their defensive units to perform, as a rsult, I expect more than nine corner kicks to be recorded. However, since both teams were productive in scoring abilities in their last five head-to-head games, I expect both teams to find the net against one another, while I expect the visiting team to predict losing this match since they have not suffered a defeat against the home team in their last five games. Hence, I expect the visiting team to secure a win in either half.

Below are our predictions for this game.

Our match prediction: Corners Over 9.5 for a coefficient of 1.6 in the 1XBet bookmaker.

Our betting tip on the match: is BTTS for a coefficient of 1.65 in the Betway bookmaker.

Our final betting tip on the match: is the visiting team will win either half for a coefficient of 2.00 in the Bet365 bookmaker.